After conversations with more than 80 current and former players, Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that the league would be easing its strict rules on touchdown celebrations.

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Group celebrations, using the ball as a prop, celebrating on the ground and more won't draw an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty any longer. The cracking down on celebrations in recent seasons had more than one fan decrying the NFL as the "No Fun League."

"We know that you love the spontaneous displays of emotion that come after a spectacular touchdown," Goodell wrote in a letter to fans. "And players have told us they want more freedom to be able to express themselves and celebrate their athletic achievements."

Goodell added that "offensive demonstrations, celebrations that are prolonged and delay the game, and those directed at an opponent" will still draw penalties.